TAOS, New Mexico — Old tires, crumpled cans and empty wine bottles are piling up at construction sites across the desert. A renewed purpose awaits these discarded items, which will become the building ...
The COVID-19 pandemic is highlighting the need for architecture to play by new rules. [Photo: Build for Tomorrow/courtesy Earthship Biotecture] This is a future Michael Reynolds, a New Mexico-based ...
Going off the grid doesn't have to mean going back to basics. More and more people are trading traditional homes and hefty household bills for energy-efficient Earthships. Growing in popularity since ...
The pros and cons of this self-contained, fully sustainable home. The most fascinating part about an Earthship is the fact that you can eliminate all outside utilities. So, not only is the home ...
Homes called Earthships have been sprouting up across the globe for the past 30 years, and Earthship Biotecture’s mission “to find and distribute knowledge about sustainable lifestyles” continues to ...
The gleaming, glass fronts of the homes near the Earthship Biotecture visitor centre face south, like sunflowers following the light. Or perhaps more appropriately, like solar panels tilted to track ...
Dear EarthTalk I've heard of extremely environmentally friendly homes and communities called "Earthships" popping up across the U.S. What are they exactly? -- Kelsey Kuehn, Kirtland, OH An Earthship ...
New Mexico residents are trying to a break free from Los Alamos’ nuclear legacy by creating more environmentally sound ways of living. At the forefront of this struggle is renegade architect Michael ...